Research Article

Correlation of Papillomacular Nerve Fiber Bundle Thickness with Central Visual Function in Open-Angle Glaucoma

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

CharacteristicsNumber, mean ± SD

Glaucoma type
 POAG22
 NTG28
Sex
 Male28 (28 eyes)
 Female22 (22 eyes)
Laterality
 Right19
 Left31
Age (years)61.8 ± 9.4
BCVA (logMAR)0.04 ± 0.2
IOP (mmHg)14.4 ± 3.4
Refractive error (diopter)−3.28 ± 2.6
HFA 30-2 mean deviation (MD; dB)−12.3 ± 8.0
Central four thresholds (dB)−13.1 ± 9.1
Macula area
 RNFLT (μm)17.4 ± 6.9
 GCCT (μm)72.1 ± 11.0
Central papillomacular bundle
 RNFLT (μm)
  Upper30.3 ± 18.0
  Middle29.0 ± 12.2
  Lower30.5 ± 17.1
 GCCT (μm)
  Upper76.3 ± 20.2
  Middle88.5 ± 21.7
  Lower75.2 ± 18.0

POAG: primary open angle glaucoma, NTG: normal tension glaucoma, BCVA: best-corrected visual acuity, logMAR: logarithm of the minimal angle resolution, IOP: intraocular pressure, HFA: Humphrey field analyzer, RNFLT: retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, and GCCT: ganglion cell complex thickness.